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See pictures from the life and presidency of John Quincy Adams.enCopyright 2015, History.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMTHistory.com2015-03-03T05:00:00ZenCopyright 2015, History.comJohn Quincy Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo1
On this day in 1767, John Quincy Adams, son of the second U.S. president, John Adams, is born in Braintree, Massachusetts.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo1John Quincy Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo2
John Quincy Adams inherited his father&apos;s passion for politics. As a young man, he served as minister to a variety of countries, including Prussia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and England.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo2Louisa Catherine Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo3
John Adams marries Louisa Johnson in London, England. Louisa remains the only foreign-born first lady of the United States.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo3John Q. Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo4
Although losing the public vote, he tied the electoral vote to Andrew Jackson in 1824. The House of Representatives picked Adams. 4 years later Andrew Jackson won the rematch election.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo4John Quincy Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo5
Rather than retire after presiding at the pinnacle of American politics, Adams returned to Congress.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo51848 Photo Of John Quincy Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo6
He even found time to argue the controversial Amistad slave ship case in the Supreme Court, which cemented his reputation as an abolitionist.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo6Death of John Quincy Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo7
On February 21, 1848, just after participating in a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, Quincy Adams succumbed to a massive strokehttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo7Death of John Q. Adamshttp://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo8
The stoke proved fatal. Adams passed away at the Capitol two days later, on February 23, 1848.http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo8